Director of Finance

Anchora; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A financial consultancy located in South Africa seeks a finance professional with a strong background in financial planning and analysis. The ideal candidate will have progressive finance experience, particularly in budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning. You will be responsible for ensuring accurate financial data, leading finance teams, and presenting insights to executives. Strong communication skills and tech-savviness with automation tools are essential. The position offers a Monday to Friday schedule, 9 am to 5 pm EST.

Qualifications

• Progressive finance experience, including FP&A, budgeting, and strategic planning.
• Proven experience owning budgeting, reforecasting, and cash-flow planning for a growing company.
• Tech-savvy with financial systems and automation tools.

Responsibilities

• Support capital needs and assess new business initiatives.
• Drive accountability and mentor finance teams.
• Present insights to executives and board.

Skills

Financial forecasting

Financial modeling

KPI reporting

Risk management

Leadership

Strong communication

Job description

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Responsibilities

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Requirements:

• Progressive finance experience, including FP&A, budgeting, and strategic planning.
• Strong financial modeling skills with ability to build long-term forecasts, scenario models, and margin/revenue projections.
• Proven experience owning budgeting, reforecasting, and cash‑flow planning for a growing company.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles, GAAP compliance, month‑end close, and financial controls (CPA not required).
• Experience working with auditors, tax advisors, and third‑party financial platforms (payroll, AR/AP automation, billing, client portals).
• Ability to evaluate capital needs, support fundraising, and assess new business initiatives or partnerships.
• Skilled in dashboarding, KPI reporting, variance analysis, and presenting insights to executives/board.
• Tech‑savvy with financial systems, automation tools, and data integrations; able to improve processes and workflows.
• Experience in risk management, compliance, and maintaining accurate financial data across systems.
• Leadership capabilities with experience mentoring finance teams and driving accountability.
• Strong communication skills to translate complex financial insights into clear business recommendations.
• Schedule is Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm EST